Stand Up to Cancer 5K
Join us on 04/28/2025
(race date estimated)Stand Up to Cancer 5K Race Description
The University of Hartford's AZB chapter of Alpha Phi Omega will be hosting their 4th Annual 5K for charity, and all proceeds will go to benefit Stand Up To Cancer.
Alpha Phi Omega is a national coeducational service organization founded on the principles of Leadership, Friendship, and Service. It provides its members the opportunity to develop leadership skills as they volunteer on their campus, in their community, to the nation, and to the organization. With more than 400,000 members on over 375 campuses, Alpha Phi Omega continues to provide more service on more campuses than any other collegiate service organization.
Stand Up To Cancer’s (SU2C) mission is to raise funds to accelerate the pace of groundbreaking translational research that can get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now. SU2C brings together the best and the brightest researchers and mandates collaboration among the cancer community. By galvanizing the entertainment industry, SU2C has set out to generate awareness, educate the public on cancer prevention and help more people diagnosed with cancer become long-term survivors.
SU2C promises that 100% of their donations go directly to those fighting cancer and to cancer research.
Please join us on April 28th, 2018 to join the fight against cancer. The race will begin at 1:00 pm on Isham Road in Blue Back Square, West Hartford, CT (right outside the Cheesecake Factory and Barnes and Noble). Register to run/walk this event! Put a team together, be an individual runner, bring your kids and your family and friends! Raise funds to donate and come out to support the fight against cancer. If you can't make it to the race but would still like to contribute, please consider donating to the cause on our GoFundMe page here. We hope to see you there!
If you are interested in sponsoring this event, please refer to the website sponsorships page, www.apo5k.com, and contact our race Co-chairs Ashley Joia or Hannah Heberling, Joia@hartford.edu & heberling@hartford.edu.

- Location: West Hartford, CT 06107
- Race Date: 2019/04/28 01:00:00 PM (Sunday)
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Categories:
- Non-student
- Students with valid College or University ID


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